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The document discusses the nature, kinds, components and parts of news stories, including tips for writing an effective lead and avoiding pitfalls. It covers the different types of news on international, national and local levels. Proper techniques for news writing include brevity, clarity, objectivity, fairness and using attribution to indicate where information is coming from.

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News Writing

The document discusses the nature, kinds, components and parts of news stories, including tips for writing an effective lead and avoiding pitfalls. It covers the different types of news on international, national and local levels. Proper techniques for news writing include brevity, clarity, objectivity, fairness and using attribution to indicate where information is coming from.

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•What is News?

•Nature, Kinds and


Components of News
• Parts of News
•Angling
•Sources of News
•Practical Tips
What is NEWS?
Newly received or
noteworthy information,
especially about recent
or important event.
Nature of NEWS
❑ It is any information about
an incident, unusual event,
place, person or
pronouncement that is new
to a certain group of people.
Nature of NEWS
❑Such information can either be
appreciated or discarded by the
recipients of the information,
depending on the level of needs
or on the present state of a
particular group of people.
Kinds of NEWS

International
News
National
Provincial News
News
Local News

School News
Components of News Story
A. News Filter
1. ACCURACY
a. First hand
b. Second Hand
c. Third Hand
Components of News Story
B. Presentation
1. Objectivity
2. Fairness
3. Balanced
Components of News Story
C. Brevity - is a great virtue in
journalism appreciated by readers
and editors alike. This has to do with
telling a story, as it should be, without
beating around the bush. It saves
time and space and wins applause
when consummated to perfection.
Components of News Strory
D. Clarity - means that you should
have all of your facts and have them
organized before you start writing. Your
story should leave no question
unanswered and should avoid jargon
(in other words, make the topic
accessible for readers of all levels, not
just experts).
Components of News Story
E. Proper Attribution
Components
Componentsof
ofNews
NewsStory
Story
E. Proper Attribution -
E. Proper Attribution -
Attribution in news writingAttribution in news
writing means telling your
means telling your readers readers where
the information in your
where the information in story comes from,
as well as who is being quoted.
your story comes from, as
well as who is being
quoted.
Components of News Story
E. Proper Attribution - Attribution
can be placed at the beginning of a
sentence to introduce information or
added after a statement. Attribution
should explain how the writer
retrieved the information and why a
particular source was quoted.
Components of News Story
E. Proper Attribution -
Attribution can be done
through phrases such as
“she said” or “according to
a recent report”.
First batch': 16 OFWs nakauwi ng Pilipinas mula Israel
kasama 1-buwang sanggol
Philstar.com
October 18, 2023 | 5:41pm
Nakauwi na ng Pilipinas ang unang batch ng mga manggagawang
Pilipino galing Israel matapos umatake ang ilang militanteng Palestino sa
pangunguna ng Hamas.
Ito ang ibinalita ng News5 ngayong Miyerkules matapos dumaan
ang mga nabanggit sa Ben Gurion International Airport kung saan sila
sumakay pauwi ng bansa. Kasama sa nakauwi ang isang buwang
sanggol.
Kanina lang nang ibalita ng Department of Migrant Workers ang pagsama
sa kanila ni Labor Attaché Rodolfo Gabasan ng Migrant Workers Office
sa Tel-Aviv.
Hanggang 20-M katao posibleng apektado ng Philhealth 'data
breach'
James Relativo - Philstar.com
October 18, 2023 | 4:40pm
Pinangangambahang umabot sa 20 milyong miyembro ng
Philippine Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) ang nadali sa
nakaraang cyber attack laban sa gobyerno nitong Setyembre.
Ito ang ibinahagi ni Data Privacy Officer Nerissa Santiago sa
isang press conference, Miyerkules, bagay na kaugnay pa rin ng
"Medusa ransomware" attack. Matatandaang humingi ng higit P17 milyon
ang hackers para burahin ang datos na kanilang nakuha.
Hindi ito binayaran ng gobyerno.
"For the members po, kung we're talking about the local work
station, we're expecting a total of 13 [million] to 20 million names [have
been leaked] po," ani Santiago kanina.
First batch': 16 OFWs nakauwi ng Pilipinas mula Israel
kasama 1-buwang sanggol
Philstar.com
October 18, 2023 | 5:41pm
Pinangangambahang umabot sa 20 milyong miyembro ng Philippine
Health Insurance Corporation (PhilHealth) ang nadali sa nakaraang cyber
attack laban sa gobyerno nitong Setyembre.
Ito ang ibinahagi ni Data Privacy Officer Nerissa Santiago sa isang press
conference, Miyerkules, bagay na kaugnay pa rin ng "Medusa
ransomware" attack. Matatandaang humingi ng higit P17 milyon ang
hackers para burahin ang datos na kanilang nakuha.
Hindi ito binayaran ng gobyerno.
"For the members po, kung we're talking about the local work station,
we're expecting a total of 13 [million] to 20 million names [have been
Components
of News Story
Components
of News Story
Angling for
a Good
News Story
Imbis na isuspindi lang, Iniutos ni Pangulong Sinuspinde ni Pangulong
tuluyang ipinababasura ng Ferdinand R. Marcos Jr. Ferdinand Marcos Jr. ang
progresibong ACT Teachers ang suspensyon sa implementasyon ng
party-list kay Pangulong pagpapatupad ng Maharlika Investment
Ferdinand "Bongbong" Maharlika Investment Fund.
Marcos Jr. ang Fund (MIF). Nais ng pangulo na
kontrobersyal na magsagawa ng mas
Maharlika Investment masusing pag-aaral
Fund (MIF). tungkol sa pagpapatupad
ng sovereign wealth
fund. News Patrol,
Miyerkoles, Oktubre 18
Angling for a Good News Story
A. Timeliness
B. Proximity or Nearness
C. Prominence
D. Oddity
E. Significance
Components of News Story
- information they MUST have
to know what happened

- additional information that helps them


understand but is not essential

- information that is interesting or nice to


have
Components of News Story
Components of News Story

In writing your
lead, make it in
an active voice.
Transition / Quote Formula
Transition
or Quote
Formula
Transition
or Quote
Formula
Transition
or Formula
Transition
or Formula
Parts of News Article
1. Lead
a. Summary Lead
Parts of News Article
1. Lead
b. Novelty Lead
“Babawiin namin ang tropeyo sa
susunod na taon.”
Ito ang sinambit ni Angelo Matias,
lider ng debating team ng TMCNHS,
matapos silang matalo ng Osorio NHS sa
patimpalak kahapon.
Parts of News Article
1. Lead
b. Novelty Lead
Trecean is going green.
With the increasing efficiency and reliability
in communications technology, Trece Martires
City National High School (TMCNHS) pushed
for the implementation of wide paperless
transactions to save on costs and protect the
environment.
Parts of News Article
1. Lead
c. AP Style Lead
Inihayag ng mga opisyal ng Department
of Agriculture (DA) na tumaas ang
produksyon ng bigas kung saan
nakakuha ang bansa ng 52 araw na
suplay sa pagtatapos ng Setyembre.
Parts of News Article
AP Style
Ano ang sinabi?
Sino nagsabi?
Bakit sinabi?
(So what???)

Sir James Konstantin Galvez


Parts of News Article
1. Lead
c. AP Style Lead
Planong sampahan ng kasong contempt ng
Department of Justice (DOJ) ang tatlong
vloggers dahil sa pagpapalabas nila sa
social media ng panayam nila sa takas sa
batas na si Gerald Bantag, kaugnay ng
kasong murder sa beteranong brodkaster
na si Percy Lapid.
Parts of News Article
1. Lead
c. AP Style Lead
President Ferdinand Marcos Jr.
has announced the immediate
removal of the price ceiling on
rice after about a month since its
imposition.
Tips on How to
Write an Effective
Lead
• Use a simple sentence.
• Do not load the beginning
paragraph with the answers of five
W’s and one H.
• Do not use an important or unusual
word twice in the same sentence.
• Avoid, when possible, the use of
article as a, an, and the as the
beginning word of the lead.
•
Tips on How to
Write an Effective
Lead
• Use the S-V-O construction
for English and V-S-O for
Filipino.
• Keep the lead short, under
30 or 35 words.
• Use colorful action verbs.
• Make the lead readable.
Pitfalls
to Avoid
• Editorializing
• Using first and second
person – keep yourself out
“our”
• Messy handwriting, poor
grammar and spelling
• Misspelling names
• Trying to use all the
information

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